• Black Hills Raptor Center  2026 Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction

    Black Hills Raptor Center  (BHRC) BHRC 2026 Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction April 18, 2026 @ 4:30PM — 7:30PM Mountain Time (US & Canada) Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help: 520 Cathedral Dr Rapid City, SD 57701 Fly in for a family night of great food and raptors! A delightful evening supporting the raptors […]

  • Bear Butte Forum, 2026, Sturgis

    Bear Butte Forum, 2026, Sturgis, Saturday the 26th of April Annual event that is sponsored by SDGFP for GFP to talk about management of Bear Butte State Park with Native Americans, but everyone is welcome.   8;30-12:00 at Sturgis Community Center on 1401 Lazelle Street. Sturgis, SD 57785 .  For questions call Bear Butte State Park.

  • Earth Day Expo, 2026, Rapid City, Saturday 4/25/26

    Earth Day Expo, Saturday 4/25/26, 10 am - 3 pm, Rapid City At Western Dakota Technical College, 800 Mickelson Dr., Rapid City Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/events/800-mickelson-dr-rapid-city-sd-57703-4018-united-states/earth-day-expo-2026/871883468974631/ What to expect at the 2026 Earth Day Expo? - Visit dozens of vendor booths - Recycle old electronics - Tour WDT's hydroponics lab - Hang out with a […]

  • Protecting South Dakota’s Wildlife: Bounties, Predator Control, Killing Contests

    Join Prairie Hills Audubon Society, Project Coyote, and Humane World for Animals for this free, educational webinar on Wednesday, April 29 at 6:00 pm MT/7:00 pm CT: Protecting South Dakota’s Wildlife: How to promote coexistence with wildlife and help end the cruel bounties, killing contests, and predator control policies that target the state’s coyotes and other […]

  • Webinar on how future climate may reshape grassland bird habitat

    Mapping tomorrow’s grasslands: How future climate may reshape grassland bird habitat across the western Great Plains Thursday  4/30/26… 12 pm MDT Great Plains Conservation Network, sponsored webinar. Adrian Monre speaking Grassland bird populations declined steeply as native grasslands have been lost and degraded. Future shifts in temperature and precipitation across the Great Plains are expected […]

  • Endangered Species Chalk Art Event Contest May 1st- May 20th

    Endangered Species Chalk Art Event Contest May 1st- May 20th (The Endangered Species Coalition extended deadline from 17th to 20th) Visit the  Endangered Species Coalition's web page to learn about it - https://www.endangered.org/endangered-species-chalk-art-event/ Endangered Species Chalk Art Events There is a nationwide competition that the Endangered Species Coalition sponsors every year - . There are […]

  • May 1st Deadline to comment of proposed waste water discharge to French Creek by Custer City

    Please provide comments to South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources in opposition to City of Custer South Dakota DRAFT Surface Water Discharge (SWD) Permit No. SD0023281 Public Notice: https://danr.sd.gov/officeofwater/surfacewaterquality/pn/CusterPNDraft.pdf ================================================= Comments may be mailed to:       South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources                                                 Water Quality Program                                                 Joe Foss Building                                                 523 East […]

  • Field trip to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge May 2nd

    La Creek National Wildlife Refuge Fieldtrip May 2nd Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 Rapid City - car pool meets & organizes at 7:30 a.m. - Eastside Family Fare (Family Thrift) parking lot. We also meet again at 11:00 a.m. at the LaCreek NWR refuge headquarters (some people come from other towns or camp-out).  We believe it is […]

  • IdeaWild Annual Benefit Auction at the Journey Museum

    IdeaWild Auction, The Journey Museum on May 2nd, 2026! Saturday, May 2nd from 5:00-8:30 PM Find the RSVP form here - https://ideawild.org/events/ IdeaWild looks forward to seeing you at The Journey Museum on May 2nd! Museum at 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD.  

  • Sunday night is deadline to submit comments to SDGFP Commission for May 7th meeting

    Sunday night at midnight MT (5/3) is the deadline to submit written comments to SDGFP Commission for  their May 7th meeting. Agendas have to be published 72 hours before the meeting. which would be on Monday, but sometimes they publish agendas on Friday. That agenda will be posted to their "current meeting" web page   […]